ground sloth

Noun

Meaning

gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America

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Our ancestors once shared the Ozarks’ rugged landscape with creatures whose memory is preserved throughout the museum, like the giant ground sloth, the bones of which are displayed at the museum’s entrance. Source: Internet

The Shasta ground sloth has not previously been found so far south in the Americas. Source: Internet

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